Corsage protector



Dec. 23, 1952 E. CLLOVELADY COR-SAGE PROTECTOR Filed Feb. 20, 1950 A IN V EN TOR. few-s7 CZ OVZ 201 Patented Dec. 23, 1952 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 2,622,731 CORSAGE PROTECTQR Ernest C. Lovelady, Colorado Springs, Colo. Application February 20, 1950, Serial No. 145,231

This invention relates to a corsage container or package, and has for its principal object the provision of an inexpensive and highly efficient container or package for corsages which will serve both to protect the corsage from damage and to effectively display the packaged corsage.

Another object of the invention is to provide a transparent, protective cover for corsages which can be worn to prevent the latter from being crushed or damaged by the wearers coat, cape, or other outer wraps.

A further object is to combine in a single device an ornamental, protecting display package for delivering corsages, which can also be used as a protective cover which can be worn by the user to protect the corsage from outer garment damage.

Floral corsages are fragile and easily damaged, and when in place are subject to damage by the coat or other outer garment. In view of this, it is the usual custom to carry the corsage in a box to the place of use and then place it in position after the outer garments have been removed. With the use of this invention, however, the corsage may be placed upon the users dress before leaving for the place of use, without fear of displacement or damage on the way, and the protective cover may be easily and inconspicuously removed and discarded after the outer garments have been removed.

Other objects and advantages reside in the detail construction of the invention, which is designed for simplicity, economy, and efficiency. These will become more apparent from the following description.

In the following detailed description of the invention, reference is had to the accompanying drawing which forms a part hereof. Like numerals refer to like parts in all views of the drawing and throughout the description.

In the drawing:

Fig. 1 is a face view of the improved combined corsage package and protector as it would appear when used as a package;

Fig. 2 is a side view of the package of Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a detail, perspective view, illustrating one extremity of a backing board employed in the package;

Fig. 4 is a similar view, illustrating one extremity of a protective cover employed in the invention, illustrating its attachment to a wearers garment; and

Fig. 5 illustrates the improved corsage protector as it would appear in use, with the wearers outer garments in place.

2 Claims. (Cl. 206-4534) The improved corsage package and protector employs an elongated, inverted, bowl-like, domeshaped cover It, preferably formed from suitable, relatively thin, semi-rigid, transparent, thermoplastic material and substantially oval in shape. The cover It terminates at its upper and lower extremities in flat, outwardly-projecting ears ll having elongated openings l2 formed therein.

When used as a package for a corsage, a backboard I3 is employed formed from cardboard or other relatively stiff, economical material. The backboard I3 conforms in outline to the outline of the periphery of the cover it, and is provided with two tabs l4 which project oppositely outwardly therefrom so as to underlie the ears ll of the cover Ill. Two relatively short, parallel slots l5 are cut in each of the tabs I4 to partially sever a mid-portion l6 therefrom so that the latter portion may be bent upwardly from the general plane of the backboard.

In use, a corsage, such as indicated at I1, is placed on the backboard i3 and secured in place thereon by means of pins, Scotch tape, or other fastening devices. The cover I0 is then placed over the corsage, and the mid-portions 16 of the tabs l4 are drawn upwardly through the openings l2 by means of conventional florists pins 18. The pins l8 are then passed through beneath the midportions It of the tabs l4 and over the tops of the ears I I to securely lock the cover H] to the backboard I3, as shown in Fig. l, to provide a highly efficient, ornamental display package for delivery of the corsage.

When the recipient is ready to place the corsage on her garment, the two pins l8 are withdrawn, releasing the backboard I3. The corsage is removed from the board and pinned or otherwise secured in place on the garment. The cover In is now placed over the corsage and the pins l8 are re-inserted by inserting them over the ears H through the material of the garment, indicated at it, and thence back over the other side of the ears H, as shown in Fig. 4.

This securely mounts the cover It over the corsage ll so as to completely protect the latter until it is desired to display the corsage in its final environment, at which time the cover It can be quickly and easily disposed of by simply withdrawing the pins l8 and discarding it into any suitable receptacle.

While a specific form or" the improvement has been described and illustrated herein, it is to be understood that the same may be varied, within the scope of the appended claims, without departing from the spirit of the invention.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed and desired secured by Letters Patent is:

1. A package and protector for corsages comprising: a relatively fiat backboard; a corsage secured on the forward face of said backboard; tabs formed on and projecting outwardly from, and in the plane of, said backboard; a transparent, dome-shaped cover member; ears projecting outwardly from said cover member and positioned to register with the tabs on the backboard when the two are placedtogether, each of said ears having an opening formed therein; securing means on said backboard projecting through said openings; and a fastening device passing through each securing means and overlying said ears to secure said cover to said board.

2. A package and. protector for corsages comprising: a relatively fiat backboard; tabs formed on and projecting oppositely outward from, and in the plane of, said backboard; a corsage secured on the forward face of said backboard; a transparent, bowl-like cover member having a continuous, peripheral edge lying againstsaid backboard entirely around said corsage; =earsprojecting oppositely outward from the peripheral edge -4 of said cover member and positioned to register with the tabs on the backboard when the two are placed together, each of said ears having an opening formed therein; and securing means on said backboard projecting through said openings to secure the cover to the board.

ERNEST C. LOVELADY.

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